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Happy Father's Day, everybody.

Welcome to all of you who are joining us online, all of our campuses, and those of you at extensions spread all over the world.

Today we're in the second week of a message series called Identity Crisis.

And we're talking about God's identity that he speaks over our lives

and learning to live from identity, not for identity. But before I jump into today's message,

I want to take a quick moment and say, happy Father's Day to all the dads and grandfathers who are

part of our church family. You know, your role in our church, your role in your family,

your role in your business, your role in society

is among the most important roles in all of the world.

Because when a dad is engaged,

when a dad is pursuing the heart of God,

it has a ripple effect across generations to come.

And we've been sharing, even as a church family,

our future vision to step into God's call to build up stronger homes. You know, what could impact a whole society more than a dad

that is serving and loving the Lord? And in our culture, in many ways, the role of father has been

diminished. And so today, it's really good for us as a church

family to recognize those who are fathers here, the significance of their role, to thank them,

to show them honor. So at all of our campuses, can we please put our hands together for the dads

and just say one more time, happy Father's Day. We love you. We're so grateful for the role that you play.

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